KING
THANKS
THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 15, 1941.
INDIA
British Confidence In Empire Fully Justified
Generous Help
CHINESE FIGHTERS IN ACTION
In The War
"After the outbreak of war I expressed confidence that in the coming struggle I could count on sympathy and support from every At least four Japanese quarter of the Indian Continent in the face of bombers were shot down the common danger,” declared the King in a in an aerial battle over Chengtu when 48 Japan- message to India, made public in New Delhi ese bombers, in groups of yesterday.
12, entered Szechuen yes- terday morning.
The Japanese planes look
from a base in Shansi and cross- When they approached
ed the Szechuen border at about 10 11.
Chengtu, Chinese fighters ma- dafely took
the IT to engage Lauders.
al
SCVPTE aerial battle the Chinese defenders shot down least four Japanese, the Chinese air force states, while it is believ- ed several others were badly dam- aged and unable to return to the base.
"This confidence has been fully justified, for throughout 18 hard months the help of the Princes and people of India has been gen- erous and unfailing.
our arms.
The koyalty of the Indian am confident that the magnificent Pinces has never been more open- support which India has so read- ly displayed while from the pro-ly and unsparingly given will be vinee and states a constant in- maintained until victory crowns valuable stream of men, money and material has flowed to swell. The Viceroy replied sending and on behalf of the Princes the Empire's war resources,
people of India warmest thanks for the most gracious message. and adding:
**Moreover, while the Indian fighting services are upholding in many scattered theatres of war which the military traditions for
Shortly afterwards a second group of 36 Japanese bombers India is justly famed, her people entered Szechuen from Shansi, are giving freely to reheve suffer- also heading for Chengtu.
One, ing and distress. Japanese
bomber
wan shot
neit.
thank the Princes and people of India from my heart for their response and their
Same Ideals
down. Japanese aircraft, taking off noble from Hankow on Thursday, bomb-sympathy. ed Patung, western Hupeh, the Szechuen border.
Although the alarm was sound- ed yesterday in Chungking raiders appeared
in the vicinity. The alarm lasted from 10.20 am 1 2 10 pin Reuter.
SIX DOWNED
no
know that
kind
for
the ideals which we are fighting are as derp- ly cherished in India as all over the British Commonwealth, and I
of the raiders were shot
down
Thirty-one Japanese ameraft, over Chengtu, while two others fy.ng from: their bares in
west were downed over Wathsien. The Hupeh, yesterday raided Szerhuen, rest of the raiders hurriedly few Intercepted and engaged back east after being chased by setubot by Chinese planes, four Chinese pursuits. - Central News.
FINLEX
Sole Agents for
"Nothing could be a greater en- couragement here in the common task than His Majesty's generous words.
"I am confident I speak for the Princes and people of India in as- suring His Majesty that no effort shall be spared on our part which can conduce to the triumph of our cause and the ideals for which we are fighting."— Reuter.
VALERA'S
WARNING
TO EIRE
People had died from starvation before but if! they took care now it would not happen, even if "NORVIC" "MASCOT" the war lasted a long time, said Mr. Eamonn de
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"SIR HERBERT BARKER" Valera, the Eire Premier,
in the Dail yesterday.
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Greatest of all calamit.es they had to fear, he said, was that they would not have enough food.
If circumstances got SO bad that such steps were needed, the State might have to examine its right to direct the use of private property.
They regarded such interfer- ence, unless it could be proved absolutely necessary, as unwise because it created greater pro. blems than those which cought to solve.
It
There would be considerable unemployment and it could
not
be avoided.-Reuter.
HEROISM OF MALTA HONOURED
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A new increases Gazetted.
STOP PRESS
Bill providing
fur
in estate duties is
Rates
ot
This Bill, when passed, will Fourth Schedule to add as a the principal Estate Duty Or- dinance a new Schedule Estate Duty
payable 011 the estates of persons dying on
1st or after the day of April, 1941.
The present rates, payable un the estates of persons dying on or after the 1st day of July, 1936, are given in section 4 of Ordinance No. 28 of 1936, and of those who died before that date in the First and Second Schedules to Ordinance No. 3 of 1932. Those rates will not be chang- ed in respect of any deaths be- fore the 1st April, 1941.
It will be seen by compari- son between the Schedule in Clause 3 of this Bill and the Schedule in section 4 of Or- dinance No. 26 of 1936, that where the principal value of the Estate does not exceed $300,000 there is to be no in- crease of duty, but then the duty rises by stages of one per cent, until a duty of 27 per cent. is payable on estates not exceeding $4,000,000: it thereafter by three per cent. stages until a duty of 31 per cent. is payable on estates not exceeding $5.000.000; and therefore by three per cent. stages until 52 per cent, will be the rate (or estales exceed- ing $30,000,000. The present maximum is 20 per cent, estates exceeding $20.000,000. The reason for the increases is the necessity of finding re- venue to meet increasing ex- penditure.
on
Major-General Dobbie, Acting Governor and Commander - in Chief, Malta, who has received many tributes in connec- tion with the courageous defence of that island, has been promoted Knight used by the "Sunday Herald" and Commander of the Bath. "China Mali" `to indicato, news' which A War Office telegram to Gen- sions of the Telecommuniortions. Or eral Dobble states the King has dinance, 1938, and may not be reprint- approved of the promotion "in re-ed under any circumstances, either cognition-of-the steadfast-and-gal wholly or in part, without prior ar lant bearing of the garrison and
civil population of Malta under
your inspired leadership in the
The prefix "special", to telegrame is
ja strictly copyright `under the provi
rangement.
Owing to the bad state of the track, to- day's First Extra Race meeting been postponed.
has
The following appointments are Gazetted.
Prof. G. King 10 be a Mem- ber of the Medical Board.
Sub.-Lieut. A. E. Bates re- inquished his commission in the H.K.N.V.F.
Mr. F. A. Xavier appointed Honorary Consul for Mexico at H.K.
The
two
suspension of Chinese publications is a11- nounced in the "Gazette." They are the Yan Sang Po and the Tung Wai Magazine,
An Order published in the "Gazette" this morning fixes the maximum prices at which firewood
may be sold, fullows:
US
Wholesale: In billets or logs of all kinds of 18 catties. and more in weight: for each billet or log 55 catties per $1.00.
In billets or logs of all: kinds under 18 catties in weight: for each billet or log
48 catties per $1.00. Retail: Split firewood - 40 calties per $1.00.
this
An Order Gazetted morning prohibits the dis- play or publication for gen- eral Information of any notice, list or advertisement containing--
(a) The names, tonnage or sailing dates of any British or allied ships or of any neutral ships which are un- der British or allied requisi- tion or Government charter; ›
or
(b) any information relat- ing to the arrival in or de- parture from this Colony of ony person by land, sea or air.
Nothing in this order shall prevent the giving of reason- mble and necessary informa- tion by shipping offices and travel agencies confidentially to their customers.
face of all the danger and discom- Printed and Published for the Proprietors; The Newspaper En- fort resulting from constant terprise, Ltd., by Walter James KEATES, at Windsor House, Vio- enemy air attacke.” Reuter. Norid, Hong Kong
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